Dajidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Isopoda
Cladus: Scutocoxifera
Subordo: Cymothoida
Superfamilia: Bopyroidea
Familia: Dajidae
Genera: Allophryxus - Antephyra - Arthrophryxus - Aspidophryxus - Branchiophryxus - Colophryxus - Dajus - Dolichophryxus - Heterophryxus - Holophryxus - Notophryxus - Oculophryxus - Paradajus - Paraspidophryxus - Prodajus - Prophryxus - Streptodajus - Zonophryxus

The Dajidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[1] The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1887.[2] Members of this family are ectoparasites of krill. They resemble a fleshy growth on the krill's back, and make the host look as if it is wearing a rucksack.[3] These genera are included in the family Dajidae:[1]

Allophryxus Koehler, 1911
Antephyra Schultz, 1978
Arthrophryxus Richardson, 1908
Aspidophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
Branchiophryxus Caullery, 1897
Colophryxus Richardson, 1908
Dajus Krøyer, 1846
Dolichophryxus Schultz, 1977
Heterophryxus G. O. Sars, 1885
Holophryxus Richardson, 1905
Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
Oculophryxus Shields & Gómez-Gutiérrez, 1996
Paradajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
Paraspidophryxus Schultz, 1977
Prodajus Bonnier, 1903
Prophryxus Richardson, 1909
Streptodajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
Zonophryxus Richardson, 1903

References

Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Dajidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
Alfred Giard & Jules Bonnier (1887). "Contributions a l'etude des bopyriens". Travaux de l'Institut Zoologique de Lille et du Laboratoire Marine de Wimereux. 5: 1–272.
Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved January 31, 2012.